Vicente Lopez y Planes

Vicente Lopez y Planes (3 May 1785-10 October 1856) was interim President of Argentina from 7 July to 17 August 1827, succeeding Bernardino Rivadavia and preceding Manuel Dorrego.

Biography
Vicente Lopez y Planes was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 3 May 1785, and he served as a Spanish Army captain during the British invasions of the Rio de la Plata. He took part in the 1810 May Revolution and supported the creation of the first junta, and the wrote the lyrics to the Argentine national anthem adopted on 11 May 1813. He served as Mayor after the royalist members of the city legislature were expelled, and he went on to serve as interim President in 1827 following Bernardino Rivadavia's resignation amid the Cisplatine War. Lopez served as interim President, and he held elections which led to Manuel Dorrego's seizure of power. When Juan Lavalle overthrew and executed Dorrego, Lopez was exiled to Uruguay, but he returned in 1830 as a member of the Tribunal of Justice for Juan Manuel de Rosas. He died in 1856 at the age of 71.